Gaussia (plant)

Gaussia is a genus in the palm family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles. They are solitary, unarmed, and have pinnately compound leaves. The trees have enlarged bases and prop-roots.

Gaussia
Gaussia maya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Arecoideae
Tribe:	Chamaedoreeae
Genus:	Gaussia H.Wendl.
Species
Gaussia attenuata Gaussia gomez-pompae Gaussia maya Gaussia princeps Gaussia spirituana

Taxonomy

There are five species in the genus:

• G. attenuata which is found in Puerto Rico
• G. gomez-pompae which is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz
• G. maya which is found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
• G. princeps which is found in western Cuba
• G. spirituana which is found in the Sierra de Jatibonico in east-central Cuba.